Swing



Patented Mar. 9, 19126.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SWING,

Application filed July 7, 1925. Serial No. 42,059.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM A. HAM- BIDGE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Upland, in the county of Grant and State 5 of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Swings, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to swings, and the general object of the invention is to provide a swing of a very simple but improved construction so formed that the person seated.

My invention is illustrated in the accom-' panying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective View of a swing constructed. in accordance with my inven tion;

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view through the swing;

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional View taken just above the seat.

Referring to this drawing, 10 designates the seat of the swingwhich 1s narrow at its forward end so as to permit the legs of the operator to hang down on each side of the forward prolongation. 11 of the seat 10. Pivoted to this forward prolongation of the seat 10 are the two levers 12, the pivot pins being designated 13. These levers at their upper ends are connected by a cross bar 14 and'at their lower ends by a cross bar 15. These cross bars are cut away adjacent their ends to form handles for the bar 14- and foot rests for the bar 15.

Extending downward from an upper support of any suitable character are a air of chains, ropes or other flexible connections 16. These extend downward through eyes 17 in the handle bar 14 and are connected to the foot bar 15. These connections 16 extend loosely through the openings 17, Attached to the rear end of the seat 10 is a flexible support 18 which extends upward and is connected to any suitable supporting structure as, for instance, the roof of a piazza, the ceiling of a house, etc. It will be seen that the handle bar 14% is disposed in a downward ly and forwardly inclined plane or may be disposed in a horizontal plane.

lVith this construction it is obvious that the child seated upon the swing may operate the same by alternately pulling and pushing upon the handle 14. When the handle is pushed inward the feet are pressed against the foot bar 15 and the swing is propelled forward. When it is desired to propel the seat rearward, the handle 14 is pushed outward and the foot bar 15 will move inwardly. Thus the swing may be very readily. started and its oscillations increased by operating these bars 14 and 15. At the same time the 7 child is held from falling out of the swing by the fact that the childs legs are astride the portion 11 and rest upon the cross bar 15 and the child is prevented from being projected forward from the swing by the levers 12 and the handle 14. As the child is grasp-- ing the handle bar 14, it is obvious that he is not likely to tumble rearward, particularly in View of the connection 18.

I claim 1. A swing of the character described comprising a seat having a'forward prolongation, a lever pivoted to the forward prolongation and extending above and lielow the seat, a handle cross bar mounted upon the upper end of the lever, a foot cross bar mounted upon the lower end of the lever, a pair of flexible connections extending downward from a suitable support and engaged with the ends of the handle bar and with the ends of the foot bar, and a flexible connection extending downward from thesupport andengaged with the rear end of the seat.

2. A swing of the character described comprising :a seat formed-with a relatively nar- 5 row, forward prolongation, a lever extending upward on each side of the prolongation an pivoted thereto, a handle bar engaged with the upper ends of the levers and extending transversely thereof and disposed at a slight .9

inclination to a horizontal plane, :1 font bar ities of the foot bar, and a flexible conneytiun attached to the lower ends of the levers and attached to the rear end of the seat and exextending transversely thereof, a pair of tending upward to a support. 10 flexible eonneetionsextendin, dmvmvard 1n te rtimony whereof I hereunto uffix iny from a support and passing through perfosignature,

rations in the ends of the handle bar and attached at their lower ends to the extrem- \VILLIAM A. I-IAMBIDGE. 

